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Dr. Christopher T. Chen, MD

Medical Oncology (Medical Oncology Physician)

300 Pasteur Dr
Stanford, CA 94305

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Santa Clara County includes mental health (13% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas

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  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
12
In the NPI registry since
2014
Medicare patients seen, 2024
223

Licensed in California since 2020, according to the Medical Board of California. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.

The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2014Medical school: Washington University School of Medicine
  • 2014Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).

Specialties and state licenses

  • Medical Oncology Physician primary
    CA license A169072 (first issued 2020; current)
  • Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician
    CA license A169072 (first issued 2020; current)
  • Internal Medicine Physician
    CA license A169072 (first issued 2020; current) · MA license L-260076

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

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Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.

Medicare patients and services

Medicare patients, 2024
223
Services billed
618
Patients’ average age
73
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes16475
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes5421
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes5441
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes4242
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes4018
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes1716
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes1212

Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 2 companies reported 2 payments worth $62.76 in total to this clinician.

By company
Genentech, Inc.$48.74
Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.$14.02
By type
Food and Beverage$62.76

From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.

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Industry-funded research

Named as a principal investigator on 5 industry-funded studies in 2025, from 5 companies. The companies reported $707,692 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.

  • Study name not reported
    Adc Therapeutics America, Inc.
  • Ph 1a 1b of aCCR8 in Solid Tumors
    Genentech, Inc.
  • A Study of Zenocutuzumab (MCLA-128) in Patients With Solid Tumors Harboring an NRG1 Fusion (eNRGy)
    Partner Therapeutics, Inc.
  • Brightline-2: A Phase IIa/IIb, open-label, single-arm, multi-centre trial of BI 907828 (Brigimadlin) for treatment of patients with locally advanced / metastatic, MDM2 amplified, TP53 wild-type biliary tract adenocarc…
    Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • A phase 1B/2 study of TAK-981 plus pembrolizumab to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and antitumor activity of the combination in patients with select advanced or metastatic solid tumors
    Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.

From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.

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Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated April 17, 2024), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1467865527. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.